Locksmith dies after being shot during eviction in Florida; a deputy and the shooter also died
VERO BEACH Fla AP A locksmith who was shot while assisting sheriff s deputies serving an an eviction notice in Vero Beach Florida has died from injuries increasing the death toll in the shooting last week to three the sheriff s office declared The civilian locksmith -year-old David Long was known for his dedicated amenity and kind demeanor Sheriff Eric Flowers noted in a social media post Sunday Indian River County Sheriff s Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow a -year veteran of the agency was killed when the man they were trying to evict opened fire Friday morning That man Michael Halberstam died from his wounds on Saturday Flowers declared Another deputy Florentino Arizpe who was shot in the shoulder was distributed from the hospital over the weekend the sheriff stated The sheriff s office had received seven calls from the home over the past month almost all of which were from the mother calling about her son the sheriff commented during a news conference on Friday Even so he declared deputies weren t expecting any trouble when they arrived to evict Halberstam Source